Overwhelming Instinct
Onslaught 276 • uncommon
- Set
- Onslaught
- Collector number
- 276
- Rarity
- Uncommon
- Mana cost
- 2 generic mana green mana
- Type
- Enchantment
- Colors
- Green
- Artist
- Ron Spears
- Market price
- $0.29
What it does
Whenever you attack with three or more creatures, draw a card.
The biggest difference between a victory and a massacre is which side you're on.
Where you can play it
- StandardNot legal
- PioneerNot legal
- ModernNot legal
- LegacyLegal
- VintageLegal
- CommanderLegal
- PauperNot legal
- BrawlNot legal
- HistoricNot legal
- TimelessNot legal
- Penny DreadfulNot legal
- OathbreakerLegal
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Where it came from
Overwhelming Instinct was released in 2002 as part of the Onslaught expansion for the Magic: The Gathering trading card game. Developed by Wizards of the Coast, the set was designed to shift the game’s meta-game toward creature-based combat, marking a departure from the spell-heavy strategies that had dominated previous years. The card itself, a green enchantment, reflects the set's central theme of creature synergy and battlefield dominance.
The card’s illustration was created by artist Heather Hudson, whose work is characterized by a high-fantasy, painterly aesthetic common in early 2000s sets. Her design aimed to visually capture the essence of a stampede or a sudden burst of natural energy to match the card's mechanical ability to draw cards based on the number of creatures a player controls. It was received by players as a specialized tool for aggressive, creature-dense decks, finding a consistent, if niche, home in casual and limited formats.
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About Overwhelming Instinct
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